LEARN/CREATE (PT)

NOTE: When the Idaho Legislature is in session, programming on the Learn/Create and World channels may be pre-empted for live coverage from the House and Senate floors.

6:00 am

OpenRoad"Exploring The West"
Alaska Wild - Doug gets up-close and personal with Alaska Brown Bears in the remote McNeil River Preserve and kayaks in Glacier Bay Alaska with humpback whales and calving glaciers. Best of the West - Road trips - Tioga Pass in California, the Zion to Moab loop in Utah and Arizona and the Dalton Highway to the Arctic Ocean in Alaska. Legend of the West - Car artist, Harold Blank. D

6:30 am

Grannies On Safari"Varanasi - India's Spiritual Capital & Bangalore - A Commercial Star"
The Grannies make a pilgrimage on bicycle rickshaws to the "Ganga Ma" or Mother Ganges, a place of life and death revered in the Hindu religion. They observe day and evening celebrations, rituals and even participate. They visit a factory famous for Varanasi silk and of course shop! A quick flight to Southern India and to the city of Bangalore, a known major tech metropolis, brought new experiences. D

7:00 am

Ask This Old House"Installing Interior Window Trim/Heating A Swimming Pool"
General contractor Tom Silva installs interior window trim. Then, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey installs a new device that will heat a swimming pool for free using the excess heat produced by a central air conditioner. D

7:30 am

Rough Cut - Woodworking with Tommy Mac"Bread Box"
Who doesn't want a beautiful natural bread box for their kitchen, especially if it features a fabulous tambour door? The tambour door has been around for hundreds of years, and though it looks like it would be hard to construct, it is made of just a few slats of wood stuck onto a canvas.G

8:00 am

Growing a Greener World"The Best People of Season One"
During our first season, we met some of the rock stars of gardening, sustainability, urban farming and environmental stewardship. This episode recaps some of our most memorable visits and well worth a second look! From the Pied Piper of Urban Farming, Will Allen, the founding family of organic gardening, Maria & Maya Rodale and USDA's Secretary of State, Tom Vilsack, we brought our GGW viewers along for the conversations. D

8:30 am

Katie Brown Workshop"A Spring Celebration"
Put some spring in your step, and your next brunch, with fun and easy projects designed to welcome both the season and good friends. Recipes: herb focaccia bread and turkey bacon egg frittatas. Projects: a nest-inspired place card and two ways to use roses on a table. D

Nick Stellino Cooking with Friends"Elise Wiggins, Chocolate and Cherry Cake"
Nick shares his recipe for Pork Chops with Nancibella Sauce before being joined by Denver's Elise Wiggins from Panzano, who demonstrates Chocolate and Cherry Cake. D

10:30 am

Baking with Julia
Mary Bergin of Las Vegas, Nevada, head pastry chef for Wolfgang Puck' s Spago Restaurant, demonstrates how to make a vanilla chiffon cake with a twist -- a full vanilla flavor and a thin, flexible shape, ideal for rolling with chocolate-laced walnut mousse. D

11:00 am

Learning Math: Measurement"Video 3. The Metric System"
Learn about the relationships between units in the metric system and how to represent quantities using different units. Estimate and measure quantities of length, mass, and capacity, and solve measurement problems. D

11:30 am

Learning Math: Measurement"Video 4. Angle Measurement"
Review appropriate notation for angle measurement, and describe angles in terms of the amount of turn. Use reasoning to determine the measures of angles in polygons based on the idea that there are 360 degrees in a complete turn. Learn about the relationships among angles within shapes, and generalize a formula for finding the sum of the angles in any n-gon. D

12:00 pm

Primary Sources: Workshops In American History"Common Sense and the American Revolution: The Power of the Printed Word"
This workshop explores the power and importance of America's first "best-seller." Using the language of ordinary people, Thomas Paine's Common Sense called for revolution, challenging many assumptions about government and the colonies' relationship with England. This workshop contrasts the declarations of local communities with Common Sense to see how support for American independence rose up in the colonies.G

1:00 pm

Rediscovering Biology: Molecular to Global Perspectives"Session 3. Evolution and Phylogenetics"
The ability to compare DNA sequences from different organisms is refining our perspective on evolution. This session illustrates how molecular techniques are now combined with fossil evidence to explore relationships in organisms from whales to anthrax. D

1:30 pm

Rediscovering Biology: Molecular to Global Perspectives"Session 4. Microbial Diversity"
Microbial diversity far surpasses all other diversity on the planet. This session examines recent studies of microbes including extremophiles, the comparisons of Bacteria and Archaea, and the formation and life cycle of biofilms. D

2:00 pm

Economics Classroom, The: A Workshop for Grade 9-12 Teachers"Monetary and Fiscal Policy"
Learn how the government controls demand with fiscal policy - affecting tax and spending - and monetary policy - involving the Federal Reserve, interest rates, and the banking system. See how these policy tools are developed and how they work in practice. D

3:00 pm

Growing Old in a New Age"Learning, Memory, and Speed of Behavior"
Explores what happens to our mental capacities as we age. Techniques used to maintain and augment mental functioning are examined. Elders explain why lifelong learning is crucial. D

4:00 pm

Hands On Crafts for Kids"India"
India has over 1 billion people and is located in Southeast Asia. It has a wide range of climates. Our crafts concentrate on some of the Indian national symbols. D

4:30 pm

Hey Kids, Let's Cook"Tailgate Gourmet"
Are you ready for some high-powered foods that will get you around the track to that final lap? We're cooking up some hot recipes at NASCAR today right on the edge of turn 11, the most exciting turn at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. We're taking the show on the road today, literally. We're preparing an exciting tailgate menu of sliders and fixins, spicy corn salad, and fruit kabobs. D

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated"Simply Chicken"
Host Christopher Kimball goes into the test kitchen to learn how to create a French classic, Chicken Fricassee, with test cook Becky Hays. Next, equipment expert Adam Ried reveals the best cutting boards in the Equipment Corner, and science expert Guy Crosby uncovers the science behind emulsification and the human sense of taste. And finally, test cook Julia Collin Davison shows Chris how to make the Best Simple Roast Chicken. D

6:00 pm

Irish Rovers Christmas
The rollicking music icons have touched three generations with their Irish folk songs. Now the group delivers a spirited set of fun-loving holiday tunes, including "Must Be Santa," "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer," "Christmas in Killarney," and traditional standards such as "Jingle Bells" and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas."G

7:30 pm

Christmas with Nathan Pacheco
This Christmas, Disney Pearl recording artist Nathan Pacheco gives the gift of music in a one-hour PBS special. Tune in for Christmas with Nathan Pacheco as the world- renowned singer captures the spirit of the season by delivering inspirational, moving performances of holiday favorites including "Hark The Herald Angels Sing," "O Come All Ye Faithful," "White Christmas," and "Silver Bells." And, you won't want to miss Nathan's unforgettable rendition of the ultimate Christmas song, "O Holy Night". D

9:00 pm

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated"Simply Chicken"
Host Christopher Kimball goes into the test kitchen to learn how to create a French classic, Chicken Fricassee, with test cook Becky Hays. Next, equipment expert Adam Ried reveals the best cutting boards in the Equipment Corner, and science expert Guy Crosby uncovers the science behind emulsification and the human sense of taste. And finally, test cook Julia Collin Davison shows Chris how to make the Best Simple Roast Chicken. D

9:30 pm

Mexico -- One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless"Confessions of a Carnita-Vore"
Carnitas - chunks of pork cooked slowly in lard until they're golden and crisp on the outside and meltingly tender inside - are a weekend family tradition in Mexico. At the Medellin Market in Mexico City, Rick gives us an insider's look at how they're made every Saturday and Sunday in a huge copper cauldron, and served up with fresh corn tortillas and crispy chicharron (pork cracklings). But what if a carnitas craving strikes and you're not in Mexico on a weekend? No worries. D

Rick Steves' Europe"London: Mod and Trad"
Rick checks out the Millennium Bridge, banters with Beefeaters at the Tower of London and strolls trendy South Bank.G

11:00 pm

Theater Talk"Scandalous"
Kathie Lee Gifford joins us to discuss the new Broadway musical Scandalous, for which she wrote the book and lyrics. Joining her are Carolee Carmello, George Hearn and Roz Ryan who star in the show, which is based on the life of the notorious 20th century evangelist, Aimee Semple McPherson. D

11:30 pm

Closer to Truth"What Things Are Conscious?"
Consciousness is the great mystery of inner awareness. Where does it exist? Humans, obviously. Animals? Which animals? Chimps, elephants, dolphins, dogs? Termites, snails, amoeba, bacteria? What about non-biological intelligences like super-supercomputers of the future?. D